International society of sport psychology position stand: elite athlete mental health revisited

Robert J. Schinke, Kristoffer Henriksen, Zella E. Moore, Natalia Stambulova, Jessica Bartley, Suzanne Cosh, Christopher R. D. Wagstaff, Alessandro Quartirolli, Paul Wylleman, Charles A. Maher, Liwei Zhang, Gangyan Si, Goran Kentta, Chun-Qing Zhang, Yufeng Li, Andreas Kuettel, Regina Brandao, Rebecca Wong

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    Abstract

    Athlete mental health, though long present within research and practice, has recently become a central topic area within the sport and exercise psychology field. The International Society of Sport Psychology has been at the forefront of these discussions, evidenced by a foundational position stand in 2018 and subsequent consensus statements derived from international think tanks. Within this position stand, contributors from the international community spanning five continents collaborated to present key, updated ideas and emerging concepts relating to clinical understandings of athlete mental health, trends in athlete mental health status, the role of the sport environment, mental health in relation to athlete careers, the global treatment of athlete mental health, cultural considerations in relation to understanding this topic, and nine synthesising postulates.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalInternational Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
    Early online date11 Jun 2024
    DOIs
    Publication statusEarly online - 11 Jun 2024

    Keywords

    • Elite athletes
    • mental health
    • ISSP

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